Grace Poem by David Berman

Grace

Rating: 4.2


As one who, reading late into the night,
When overcome by sleep, turns off the light
And yields whatever he can sense by sight

To what the gates of ivory or of horn
Will send him, sightless as a child unborn,
To goad, amuse, remind, reveal or warn,

So may I turn a light off and embrace
With resignation, better still with grace,
The dreamless sleep that all awake must face.

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Dr Antony Theodore 12 February 2020

So may I turn a light off and embrace With resignation, better still with grace, The dreamless sleep that all awake must face. a very fine poem. tony

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Edward Kofi Louis 21 August 2016

The dreamless sleep! Thanks for sharing this poem with us.

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Mehta Hasmukh Amathalal 21 August 2016

With resignation, better still with grace, The dreamless sleep that all awake must face... nice liens...10 I sense no hunger Followed by danger That it may turn into no peace syndrome And real health may remain in doldrums

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Brian Jani 29 May 2014

This is fanatic poetry

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David Berman

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Williamsburg, Virginia
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